Therapeutic device



' March 16 1926; v

v G. E. woLFE THERAPEUTIG DEVICE Filed April 17 1925 v'Ufnitedl fpStatesl, residing jin nnsylvanlnafy;k have'k invented p xderjtain.eLV nlpr'oyenients in Therapeutic Y De-Ly bakinglkofheatingfthe under4 portion of the' 1 fkneesfofa `patient. -j

- l y Y v Thqzframe lisf 20 la and 1 is! 'higher-tt ione/fend than 'it iS :at Y fthe other end. fsljEach nd: is rounded, as Y lfshown.' An-.ineli nedn p l p y y Y on the framea TVthe' lo'wenend. This cushion if lsf .is SOlOCated-:as toffom'famest for the lowerV "2 `,t1'1eated.` "Inrjthe franeisa recess 3,. overk Whichfthe'lirnbvextnds vi-Qnefl or more cross l bars 5l extendffroni'f one 'sliden 5to theother j side to support the limb'andto prevent V.the

30blankets, or other? coverings, coming; infy di- 5 f rec'tco.ntact v f jecting 4vfrom" y l`.Within the'lecess `3,- are electric f sockets 6 to which lamps-7 are secured.`- Thelainps 7:1; Y fare *preferably of-v the elongated' `jtype f, and

y .entend towards each Nether. The lamp sockets 'fare coupled to Wires 8, leading from Fig. y2 Y 'is ga 1V transy e ectional vView on shaped vas shown ginFig.'

portion off the lilnb :fof Jl theY patient beingl the heating element'sf '5i-Pro; ach Sid no'ffthedevice,

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. f v y s-coppefr,fandthe'sides of thefrecesswarellined A y .Q tof this jinventionlisgto design? v. a therapeuticY fdevicegl' especially adapted for vfthe cushions, isy coveredQ-fwith a*nwashable` `A`Illfnefmerial','such as oilcl'oth. j y f f Inpusing the; device; therecessed portion y thereofis placed v'directly under the knee! A f of the patient, asshown by @dotted lines in Fig-.42, andrthelower portion of the limb :rests upon" the? inclined cushion section 2,

giving i'tfthe proper YSu] opori,-While the 'knee Y is being: heated',l or baked for the desired length offtimeyjiwithout ,cramping the paff' THERAPEUTIQ f seriali No." 273,807;L

device-through an opening one .i thereof. Thewires kare supplied With the ordinary plug so thatit: can `be attached to: -fSOcketf--. y .J'Insthebottom 'of the recess*l is a; curyed- `1electorv'9,which L'is made preferably" of withr sheet I#asbestos10; The.- sides;A beyondy the-recess are broad, as shovvn'ratV 11.y and f ,areV1 preferably' padded toy form cushions. The, outer" Surface yoi -the device, includingy GARTHAV-E. i'zvonFE.l l

1' The colr'ibination` in a devicef'for baking ifoi heating the; under- .portion of' the' kneeY fof va patient, ofda'frame higher at 'one endl` i than at theopposite.endandhavingL an in- @clined cushion section extending V ifronrone- -side to the other; afi'ef'sessy at thehigher end of the frame adjoining thecushion'section; cushion y sections at each sideof Athe recess; 'via curved reflector'invthe recess; electric lamp f 'sockets ysecured to vthe sdei Walls 'of theft; re- 

